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Dr. Raymond Khoury

Partner

Head, Technology & Innovation Management Practice, Middle East

Lebanon, Middle East

Raymond has over 29 years of experience advising senior government officials, private sector executives, and decision-makers on advancing their technology-driven modernization agendas with proper governance measures for tangible results.

Dr. Raymond Khoury

Areas of Focus

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
PhD (thesis in applied AI), Engineer’s and Master’s degrees in engineering
Northeastern University (NU)
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering (with high honors)

Past Experience

Booz Allen Hamilton and Booz & Company
Partner, ME Digital Practice Lead
World Bank Group and UNDP
Senior Technology Advisor, ME

Country Grouping
MENA

Dr. Raymond Khoury

Raymond is a Partner based in our Beirut office. He is a member of the Middle East Partner Group and leads the Technology & Innovation Management (TIM) practice in the region. His primary industry market focus is on technology-enabled transformations and innovation agendas in both the public and private sectors.

Raymond is an expert in the functional areas of: 

  • Digital & innovation strategies 
  • Large-scale transformations (mainly e-government and digital government programs)
  • National development agendas (mainly national ICT and digital programs)
  • Public sector modernization and capability development
  • Program implementation management

Prior to joining Arthur D Little, Raymond served as an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he co-led the re-establishment of the MENA business, led the regional digital practice across industries, and drove the firm’s regional office-footprint expansion. Before Booz Allen, he was a partner at Booz & Company, where he led the regional digital government business. 

Raymond also worked with the World Bank Group (WBG) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a senior technology advisor for a number of countries in the Middle East and Africa.

Raymond holds a Ph.D., Engineer’s Degree, and MS from MIT, as well as a BS in civil engineering from Northeastern University. He is an author of numerous reports, a frequent speaker at regional and international conferences and forums, and often interviewed by regional media on topics related to digital government, e-commerce, innovation, and leading ICT/digital trends.

Raymond is married to Maha and they have three children – Rami, Celine, and Joe. When free, he enjoys reading about new education trends and programs and keeps current with US sports – mainly baseball and football.

Public sector
HEI-led innovation hubs’ contribution to socioeconomic development
In an era of rapid technological evolution and increased global challenges, higher education institutions (HEIs) emerge as catalysts for development. This Viewpoint delves into the rising global interest in innovation hubs and discusses how HEI-led hubs can bolster national competitiveness and support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Vision 2030 goals. After identifying untapped opportunities for such hubs to advance KSA’s innovation positioning, we articulate a number of key success factors for this to be realized.
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GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOBILITY READINESS INDEX 2023
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GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOBILITY READINESS INDEX — GEMRIX 2023
Charting the progressive course of e-mobility across the world
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CHARTING THE COURSE
Public sector
Charting the course
At a country level, digitalization is seen as a driver of economic growth and skilled jobs creation. While the term “digital economy” is not new, recent developments mean policy makers must now rethink their digitalization agendas. Firstly, digitalization has become a critical factor in maintaining economic competitiveness, as it permeates all economic sectors, disrupting traditional production and exchanges and creating new growth opportunities. Digitalization is no longer optional – those that don’t adopt it risk falling behind.
Find out more
Technology foresight: anticipating future impact
Dr. Raymond Khoury, Ben Thuriaux-Aleman, Adnan Merhaba, Eddy Ghanem, Yves Takchi
THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT What is technology foresight?
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Public sector
The government of the future
Dr. Raymond Khoury, Ryan Alnesayan
  Winds of change  In a rapidly changing, digitally enabled world where citizens have become used to services only a click away, governments continue to struggle to keep pace despite significant advancements in e-government or, as it is more commonly known today, digital government. In the future, digital government will be a key enabler not only for the way governments improve service delivery to citizens but also in the way core government functions evolve around four core themes [1]:   
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The ecosystem future
Shinichi Akayama, Dr. Raymond Khoury, Ben van der Schaaf
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Public sector, Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)
Accelerating post-pandemic e-learning
Agron Lasku, Dr. Raymond Khoury
An opportunity to establish a sustainable digital education system
Find out more
Public procurement transformation in the GCC region – post-COVID-19 era
Bernd Schreiber, Dr. Raymond Khoury, Lokesh Dadhich
Covid-19: A wake-up call for radical changes in public sector procurement in GCC
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The Future of Innovation Districts
Phil Webster , Ben Thuriaux-Aleman, Dr. Raymond Khoury
  The way in which organizations innovate, and places where they are based to do this, have changed profoundly over the last decade due to two overall trends – convergence and disruption. Companies have moved away from closed innovation models to more open approaches in which organizations and places work in collaborative ecosystems and networks, forming “uncommon partnerships” between previously unrelated industries.
Find out more
The Company of Tomorrow
Shinichi Akayama, Ralf Baron, Rick Eagar, Dr. Raymond Khoury, Michael Kolk, Thomas Kuruvilla, Francesco Marsella, Greg Smith, Ben van der Schaaf
The COVID-19 crisis hit the world as this edition of Prism was in preparation. Needless to say, the outlook for business, at least in the short term, has changed radically in just a few weeks. Nevertheless, it’s becoming increasingly clear that one effect of the crisis has been acceleration of trends that were already there, such as virtualization of the workplace, further penetration of digital technologies (for example, AI and the IoT), and “asset-light” business models that make businesses more responsive and resilient to rapid shocks.
Find out more

Dr. Raymond Khoury

Raymond is a Partner based in our Beirut office. He is a member of the Middle East Partner Group and leads the Technology & Innovation Management (TIM) practice in the region. His primary industry market focus is on technology-enabled transformations and innovation agendas in both the public and private sectors.

Raymond is an expert in the functional areas of: 

  • Digital & innovation strategies 
  • Large-scale transformations (mainly e-government and digital government programs)
  • National development agendas (mainly national ICT and digital programs)
  • Public sector modernization and capability development
  • Program implementation management

Prior to joining Arthur D Little, Raymond served as an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he co-led the re-establishment of the MENA business, led the regional digital practice across industries, and drove the firm’s regional office-footprint expansion. Before Booz Allen, he was a partner at Booz & Company, where he led the regional digital government business. 

Raymond also worked with the World Bank Group (WBG) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a senior technology advisor for a number of countries in the Middle East and Africa.

Raymond holds a Ph.D., Engineer’s Degree, and MS from MIT, as well as a BS in civil engineering from Northeastern University. He is an author of numerous reports, a frequent speaker at regional and international conferences and forums, and often interviewed by regional media on topics related to digital government, e-commerce, innovation, and leading ICT/digital trends.

Raymond is married to Maha and they have three children – Rami, Celine, and Joe. When free, he enjoys reading about new education trends and programs and keeps current with US sports – mainly baseball and football.

Public sector
HEI-led innovation hubs’ contribution to socioeconomic development
In an era of rapid technological evolution and increased global challenges, higher education institutions (HEIs) emerge as catalysts for development. This Viewpoint delves into the rising global interest in innovation hubs and discusses how HEI-led hubs can bolster national competitiveness and support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Vision 2030 goals. After identifying untapped opportunities for such hubs to advance KSA’s innovation positioning, we articulate a number of key success factors for this to be realized.
Find out more
GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOBILITY READINESS INDEX 2023
Automotive
GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOBILITY READINESS INDEX — GEMRIX 2023
Charting the progressive course of e-mobility across the world
Find out more
CHARTING THE COURSE
Public sector
Charting the course
At a country level, digitalization is seen as a driver of economic growth and skilled jobs creation. While the term “digital economy” is not new, recent developments mean policy makers must now rethink their digitalization agendas. Firstly, digitalization has become a critical factor in maintaining economic competitiveness, as it permeates all economic sectors, disrupting traditional production and exchanges and creating new growth opportunities. Digitalization is no longer optional – those that don’t adopt it risk falling behind.
Find out more
Technology foresight: anticipating future impact
Dr. Raymond Khoury, Ben Thuriaux-Aleman, Adnan Merhaba, Eddy Ghanem, Yves Takchi
THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT What is technology foresight?
Find out more
Public sector
The government of the future
Dr. Raymond Khoury, Ryan Alnesayan
  Winds of change  In a rapidly changing, digitally enabled world where citizens have become used to services only a click away, governments continue to struggle to keep pace despite significant advancements in e-government or, as it is more commonly known today, digital government. In the future, digital government will be a key enabler not only for the way governments improve service delivery to citizens but also in the way core government functions evolve around four core themes [1]:   
Find out more
The ecosystem future
Shinichi Akayama, Dr. Raymond Khoury, Ben van der Schaaf
Find out more
Public sector, Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)
Accelerating post-pandemic e-learning
Agron Lasku, Dr. Raymond Khoury
An opportunity to establish a sustainable digital education system
Find out more
Public procurement transformation in the GCC region – post-COVID-19 era
Bernd Schreiber, Dr. Raymond Khoury, Lokesh Dadhich
Covid-19: A wake-up call for radical changes in public sector procurement in GCC
Find out more
The Future of Innovation Districts
Phil Webster , Ben Thuriaux-Aleman, Dr. Raymond Khoury
  The way in which organizations innovate, and places where they are based to do this, have changed profoundly over the last decade due to two overall trends – convergence and disruption. Companies have moved away from closed innovation models to more open approaches in which organizations and places work in collaborative ecosystems and networks, forming “uncommon partnerships” between previously unrelated industries.
Find out more
The Company of Tomorrow
Shinichi Akayama, Ralf Baron, Rick Eagar, Dr. Raymond Khoury, Michael Kolk, Thomas Kuruvilla, Francesco Marsella, Greg Smith, Ben van der Schaaf
The COVID-19 crisis hit the world as this edition of Prism was in preparation. Needless to say, the outlook for business, at least in the short term, has changed radically in just a few weeks. Nevertheless, it’s becoming increasingly clear that one effect of the crisis has been acceleration of trends that were already there, such as virtualization of the workplace, further penetration of digital technologies (for example, AI and the IoT), and “asset-light” business models that make businesses more responsive and resilient to rapid shocks.
Find out more

More About Raymond
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    PhD (thesis in applied AI), Engineer’s and Master’s degrees in engineering
  • Northeastern University (NU)
    Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering (with high honors)
  • Booz Allen Hamilton and Booz & Company
    Partner, ME Digital Practice Lead
  • World Bank Group and UNDP
    Senior Technology Advisor, ME